Fw: [ICOM] Ex-704 information

[D & M Pendergast]

Hello Fern,

Can you tell me how the EX-704 works as I have no idea even what it is.

Des.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fern Rivard" <crc at cyberlink.bc.ca>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Ex-704 information


> Hi Des:
>
>     I have the EX-704 programmer and have just looked in the manual for
> it but they do NOT mention the IC-H21T in the manual. However, this
> doesn't mean that it won't work with your radio as they likely had
> different versions for different countries. In other words, your
> portable may be the same as a portable used in north america but with a
> different model name. If you check with Icom America, they should be
> able to tell you about this.
>
>     Fern
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "D & M Pendergast" <vk3dmp at wideband.net.au>
> To: "Icom reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 2:56 AM
> Subject: [ICOM] Ex-704 information
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I wonder if some of the persons on this list that have been involved
> > more
> > with the technical side of Icom in the past, can help.
> >
> > I have an ex-commercial band transceiver that I have posted messages
> > on this
> > reflector about before before but not too many were able to help.  The
> > radio
> > in question is the IC-H21T VHF portable.
> >
> > I want to know how to program the stupid thing.  It is currently on
> > government frequencies that are no longer used here in VK - hence the
> > reason
> > why I obtained the radio as the authority it belonged to could no
> > longer use
> > it with vast changes to their comms network - these old transceivers
> > were
> > not advanced enough to handle it.
> >
> > The only reference I can find to programming is in the service manual
> > and it
> > mentions, very briefly, the EX-704.  No other mentioning of
> > programming in
> > either the service manual or instruction manual.
> >
> > Can someone shed some light on how this thing is programmed or how the
> > EX-704 works.  Even if someone has some info on the EX-704 they could
> > send
> > would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > I want to eventually convert this thing to 2 metres one of these
> > decades.
> >
> > I contacted Icom Australia who were not much help, only offering to
> > program
> > it for me if I sent it to them.
> >
> > I contacted Icom Japan, and they were even less help - advising me
> > that as
> > the rig is made for the commercial market, they do not provide that
> > sort of
> > information and instead referred me back to Icom Australia.  So on
> > goes the
> > merry go round.
> >
> > Thanks for reading my rather long post and I hope someone can help.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Des - VK3DMP.
> >
> >
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